Tag: Amnesty International
Rights groups decry Tunisia’s ‘injustice’, crackdown on activists
International NGOs Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International have decried a sharp decline in civil liberties and a…
Russian court extends jailing of teenage singer over street performance of anti-war songs
A Russian court Tuesday extended the jailing of an 18-year-old street singer on charges seen as punishment for…
Syrian inquiry finds most allegations of kidnapped Alawite women are false
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — A Syrian government-led committee has found that most allegations of kidnapping of women from…
Protests in Tanzania enter a second day after disputed election
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Hundreds of protesters took to the streets for a second day of demonstrations in…
Amnesty International calls U.S. attack on Houthi prison war crime
Oct. 29 (UPI) -- Human rights organization Amnesty International said Wednesday that a U.S. airstrike that hit a…
Myanmar military drops bombs from paragliders on protest killing 24
Oct. 8 (UPI) -- At least 24 protesters in Myanmar were killed and 47 injured after they were…
Iran executed at least 1,000 this year in prison ‘mass killing’: NGO
Iran has executed at least 1,000 people so far in 2025, the highest such figure in some three…
Israel kills dozens in Gaza as Amnesty warns of ‘unlawful’ displacement
At least 22 Palestinians, including two young children, are among the latest deaths in Israel’s round-the-clock bombardment of…
258 dead from starvation, including 110 children
Starvation deaths are climbing daily in Gaza, as Israel’s 22-month blockade and relentless attacks drive a man-made famine…